Tips for Engaging Community in Research
Posted by NIH Community Engagement Alliance on June 17, 2025
Community-engaged research requires building trust with the community from the start, including community members at every stage of research and ensuring the research reflects the community’s needs and priorities.
To make sure research reflects the needs and priorities of communities, researchers should:
- Include community members at every stage of research — planning the work, implementing it, evaluating it, and sharing results.
- Listen to the people in the community and get to know their needs and priorities before you develop your research project.
- Tap into community members’ understanding of local resources, assets, barriers, and facilitators.
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